Ireland...

Summer hols: we spent 9 days in Ireland. Great food, good people, mediochre weather (it perked up towards the end) and some good walking. 3 days in Skibereen; 3 days in the most fantastic place called Tahilla Cove (www.tahillacove.com) where we walked the 2 springer spaniels - Monty and Harry - daily; I swam in the sea (Tim is a woose) and we pottered around on the coast; and 4 days on the dingle penninsula at another top spot (www.gormans-clifftophouse.com). Went up Ireland's 2nd highest mountain (mt Brandon); did a 20km walk on the Dingle Way; did a great circuit on my birthday (5th July - thanks you very much!), despite the drizzle. The walking is good but not as much infrastructure as some places and you have to look for the walks - but less people too, so it's all swings and roundabouts. The seafood is just marvellous and we ate like pigs for 10 days!! But, hey, seafood is healthy, right? Can highly recommend Out of the Blue in Dingle and Packies in Kentmere. Spent too much but there you go. Not sure I'd go back but glad we went.